Ch 1: Torn page

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In Greenlive, the world in which this story will take place in, there is a very important rule in royal families, in which their children aged over 18 have a choice, a choice to pursue royalty or become an adventurer to explore the world outside their kingdom's walls.

Unfortunately, generation after generation this information of a choice has been lost due to the offsprings frequently picking royalty. New Kings or Queens now often skip reading about this choice, for their mothers and fathers and their mothers and fathers have told them the perils of becoming an adventurer, leaving out the wonders of being one.
A young and fair maiden, Verri, the daughter of the King of Dallharia, the ruler of the Kingdom of Luck has just celebrated her 18th year of birth.

Naturally she has now been given the book in which the previous Kings and Queens have read to prepare for their coronation for when their parents have deceased, although Verri is a different kind of girl as she would choose to always play outside of the castle with a sword made out of sticks instead of staying inside and walking down stairs with books on her head, with a dream of one day exploring the world around her.

Mother and daughter, the two sit down for tea at the castle's wide garden's table "This is quite the large book mother, have I a need to finish reading this all?" Says Verri, swiping through pages whilst looking for something that would pique her interest, "Yes, Verri, all of that is very important to prepare you in becoming the next Queen" Her mother responds with a soft voice, taking a sip on her green tea.

Verri skims through more pages and reaches a torn page, confused; she reads the numbers and confirms it truly is a ripped page,

"Mother, why is page 152 missing?"

Verri asks her mother curiously, picking up her green tea and softly blowing on the hot beverage,

"Oh dear," Her mother glances upon her direction, "Apologies, Verri but I do not know anything about that missing page, I would not have even noticed if you had not pointed it out"

She responds, "Oh my, I've run out of tea" says Verri's mother under her breath as a maid approaches them, carrying a kettle in her hands. "More tea your highness?" The young maid asks whilst slightly bowing down, "Yes, yes more tea would be very lovely" She replies.

Verri reads a few sentences from the first pages of the Book of Royalty, "Mother, may I read this book inside of my bedroom?"

She stands up elegantly, clearly forcing herself to do so. "Oh? why yes you may, Verri dearest" Her mother responds with a smile, Verri stands straight and smiles back, "Thank you, Mother" She replies and carries the book in her hands, step by step approching the backdoors of the castle, tapping her heels on the way and carefully trying to not step on any cracks.

"Being part of a royal family is tiring and quite frankly boring" Verri sighs and reaches the stairs, a butler holds his hand out to help her walk up but clearly she does not need his assistance. "Thank you, Bernard, but I do not need your aid as of now" She walks up the stairs and brushes her hair to the side, "Very well your highness, Must you go back to your bedroom so early?" The butler bows and looks up to Verri, "Yes, but it is none of your business".

Verri walks along a hallway in which her room, marked with a door that matches the color of her dress, is near her right. She opens the door and walks in, her bedroom has quite the unusual shaped bed, more of a 4 leaf clover rather than a regular square or rectangle.

"How am I going to finish reading all of this with a page missing? It might have crucial information!" She lies down and sighs, taking her hair pin off and staring at its jade colored fabric for a little while,

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⏰ Last updated: Nov 05, 2023 ⏰

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